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AirDNA: Occupancy dips but optimism emerges for Q3 / Q4
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: In its latest Monthly Review, short-term rental data and analytics provider, AirDNA, has reported that, for the first time since April 2021, demand for US short-term rentals came in below 2019 levels, at -0.9 per cent in August. The outlook for fall / autumn and winter remains optimistic, with short-term rental demand up 18 per cent […]
Rental occupancy rates surpass other accommodation in London
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Performance data up to the end of June 2021 from a study released by STR, the data intelligence and global benchmarking firm, shows that London’s short-term rental sector is continuing to perform better than other accommodation sectors. The tracking study, conducted in partnership with the UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA], is unique in […]
US summer travel starts strong with record occupancy levels
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: June kicks off a mammoth summer for US short-term rentals, with lead times normalising, demand high and occupancy rising. According to short-term rental data provider AirDNA, the US short-term rental industry posted another strong month as occupancy rose to an all-time high of 70.2 per cent in June 2021, a full 20 per cent […]
Amsterdam rental occupancy down 75 per cent
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Netherlands: According to reports from the city of Amsterdam, the city’s vacation rentals are only at 25 per cent of their pre-pandemic occupancy. This not only follows the country’s lockdown period, but new laws introduced in the city mandating permits for vacation rental properties. The permit requirement came into place on 1 July, and […]
Sonder integrates features to develop contactless guest experience
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Hospitality startup Sonder has partnered with academic medical centre, The Cleveland Clinic, and integrated new features aimed at developing a fully contactless guest experience. The Cleveland Clinic has worked with Sonder to enhance its safe stay standards, in order to create maximum contact-free comfort and safety. Added features include floor stickers to encourage social […]
Hawaii vacation rentals report 5 per cent occupancy in April
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Vacation rentals in the destination state of Hawai’i reached only 5 per cent of total occupancy in the month of April. This represents a 68 per cent drop in total occupancy from last year. Covid-19 travel restrictions have created a global drop in travel demand which has led to record low visitor numbers for […]
Israel Hotel Association blames Airbnb for declines in hotel occupancy
Reading Time: 2 minutesIsrael: The number of hotel overnight stays by foreign tourists in September went down from last year according to the Israel Hotel Association. The trade group coupled the release of the figures with a complaint about unregulated competition from private rentals through online services such as Airbnb. Foreign tourists spent 658,000 hotel nights in Israel […]